Preinstallation procedures for BMC Remedy ITSM Process Designer

Before you install BMC Remedy ITSM Process Designer, you should review and understand the entire installation process.

Before you begin

You should already be familiar with basic BMC Remedy AR System administration. See  Administering  in BMC Remedy Action Request System online documentation. 

Downloading the installation files

See, Downloading the installation files.

Reviewing the Process Designer requirements

Verify the following requirements:

• Compatibility matrix in the BMC Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility Utility.
• BMC Remedy AR System 7.6.04 or above has already been installed.
• Process Designer integrates with BMC Remedy IT Service Management version 7.6.04 and later, and with BMC Service Request Management version 7.6.04 and later.
• Business Time Holidays and Business Time Workdays forms are installed on your server. You can import them from <ARSystemInstallationDirectory>/templates/bustime.def.
• Disable Admin Operations in AR System Server Configuration is unchecked.
• Max Attachment Size parameter on the AR System Server Configuration  is greater than 5000000 (5MB) or equal to 0 (unlimited).
  An incorrect setting can result in an error when running PDICT, since PDICT cannot create the Data Visualization entry for the web client.
• The operating system for the computers used to run PDICT is Windows XP, Windows 7, or Windows Vista. You must have Administrator permissions on the computer and can connect to the AR System server from the client.
• BMC Remedy AR System server and BMC Remedy Mid Tier must have Oracle Java 8 update 45 or later installed.
• Verify if BMC Remedy Mid Tier is of the required version. (Same or greater than AR version)
• Verify if the Client Launch Configuration is set to the default web path. Default web path is not empty and must be pointing to the current mid tier that is being used.